this year.

Right now, I'm sitting in a really really comfortable bed in a really really comfortable bathrobe with a really really good friend. And I'm really really thankful.

This is my fourth Thanksgiving away from home, and this year, I'm spending it in Oregon with Jenny. The twelve hour drive was not bad at all, thanks to lots of good conversation, divey gas stations, plenty of junk food, and great music. We also listened to Bossypants by Tina Fey. As you can imagine, it was funny.

Right now we're in a super cozy bed&breakfast in Parkdale and it is so relaxing. The breakfasts are amazing and there's an awesome view of Mount Hood. We're here for two nights and then we'll be off to Portland for the next two.

As I'm sitting here in bed grading exams and thinking about life, I thought I might list a few of the things I'm grateful for.

Here goes! Awesome brothers, the cutest little sister to ever grace the earth, wonderful parents and grandparents, the chance to go back to Africa again next summer to do research, good books and literature, bubble baths & scented candles, chocolate, BYU, the best roommates I could ever ask for, Spanish (and the FLSR for making me speak it), big sweaters, a car, art, my heritage, patriotic Americans, our troops, Christmas lights, jazz, the gospel, world travels, friends (I have all the best ones), pumpkin pie, comfortable beds, great conversation, a solid job, passionate people that inspire me, a major that I love, Korean food, a solid eight hours of sleep last night, and the list could go on and on.

I suppose this is why I don't usually make lists.

I guess it's just that I'm happy and so glad to be where I am right now in life.